"Laurence had departed the group to move into other areas of the music business and was replaced by former Motown Supreme Susaye Greene. Greene was a member of The Supremes from early 1976 to summer of 1977 (replacing Cindy Birdsong), and performed on their last two albums, ""High Energy"" and ""Mary, Scherrie & Susaye"". In 1996, Jean Terrell returned to the group for several ""reunion"" shows; this after the departure of Sundray Tucker. Eventually, Freddi Poole joined the group, and Jean departed once again. In 2000, Scherrie Payne and Lynda Laurence joined Diana Ross, and toured on the brief and"
"In 1999, she reunited with the Bluebelles, who changed their name to Labelle after Birdsong's departure, for the first time in thirty-two years as the group accepted an R&B Foundation Award for Lifetime Achievement singing ""You'll Never Walk Alone"" together. In 2004, Birdsong joined former Supreme Mary Wilson and Kelly Rowland (of Destiny's Child) to perform a medley of Supreme hits for the ""Motown 45"" anniversary television special. Today, Cindy is divorced and a minister in the Los Angeles area. Cindy married Charles Hewlett in August 1970 in San Francisco. In attendance were then singing partners Jean Terrell and Mary"
"Birdsong, while Ross, Wilson and Birdsong performed as Diana Ross & The Supremes at night. After Ross's farewell show with the group at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas on January 14, 1970, Terrell joined the group on stage to be presented to the press and public. After this introduction, according to Mary Wilson, Gordy changed his mind about Terrell leading the group and suggested replacing her with another Motown act Syreeta Wright. Wilson vetoed this move, preferring to stick with Terrell. Terrell made an instant impact fronting the new Supremes, recording prolifically and successfully with several of Motown's top"
"was involved in lengthy lawsuits with Motown over ownership and rights to the name) decided to create an entirely new group under the name ""FLOS"", The Former Ladies of the Supremes. Before the FLOS got off the ground, Birdsong left for a solo career recording briefly for U.K. based Hi-Hat Records. Former Supreme Lynda Laurence joined the lineup, replacing Cindy Birdsong just as she had in 1972; and in 1986, the group was officially formed. The group released the song ""We're Back"", backed with ""Getaway"", as 12-inch versions. It featured all three ladies showcasing their vocals with a contemporary pop"
"producers. The revitalized Supremes scored more chart success right from the beginning of the new decade; scoring big in the United Kingdom, while managing several pop and soul hits in the United States: ""Up the Ladder to the Roof"", ""Everybody's Got the Right to Love"", ""Stoned Love"", ""River Deep – Mountain High"" (with the Four Tops), ""Nathan Jones"", and ""Floy Joy"". After the success of ""Floy Joy,"" Birdsong quit to start a family and was replaced by Lynda Laurence (a former member of Stevie Wonder's group Wonderlove). Despite the initial successes, toward the end of 1973, Terrell and Laurence decided"
"to talk to her for years. Later, after the group changed their name to Labelle and embraced funk and rock music, they recorded member Nona Hendryx's composition, ""(Can I Speak To You Before You Go To) Hollywood"", which was allegedly based on Birdsong. Birdsong and lead singer Patti LaBelle repaired their friendship in the early 1980s after Birdsong appeared at one of LaBelle's sold-out, standing-room concerts. In 1999, Birdsong and the other Blue Belles received a Pioneer Award from the R&B Foundation and were honored by Lauryn Hill. For her first two and a half years as a Supreme, listeners"
"the Bluebelles. Hendryx's husky alto differed from Dash's sharp soprano, LaBelle's mezzo-soprano and Birdsong's second soprano. During this tenure, the group became known for their emotional live performances and their renditions of classic standards such as ""You'll Never Walk Alone"", ""Over The Rainbow""and ""Danny Boy"". The group often found themselves competing against girl groups such as The Chantels, Shirelles and The Supremes. In 1967, Hendryx, LaBelle and Dash were shocked to discover that Birdsong had secretly joined the Supremes after Florence Ballard was ousted from the group by Motown. Different members of the group were in touch with Birdsong over"
"Larry Birdsong Lawrence E. Birdsong (June 15, 1934 – August 7, 1990) was an American R&B singer who recorded between the 1950s and 1970s. His biggest hit was ""Pleadin' For Love"", which reached the ""Billboard"" R&B chart in 1956. He was born in Pulaski, Tennessee, into a musical family; all his brothers and singers also sang. As a teenager, he was sent to Pikeville Reformatory School, but was discovered by Nashville music promoter Ted Jarrett, who later claimed that he managed to secure Birdsong's release from probation by signing him to a recording contract for Excello Records. He first recorded"
"Edwin Birdsong Edwin L. Birdsong (born August 22, 1951) is an American keyboard/organ player who was known in the 1970s and 1980s for his experimental funk/disco music. He never achieved chart success, but developed a strong fan base, and has also been sampled by other artists many times, most famously by Daft Punk who sampled ""Cola Bottle Baby"" in ""Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger"", and Gang Starr who sampled his single ""Rapper Dapper Snapper"" for their song ""Skills"". Birdsong is the son of a minister and grew up in a strict fundamentalist environment. He joined the Los Angeles Community Choir for"
"Birdsong. Ross decided to continue. Gordy at one point in the negotiations made a call to TNA/SFX on behalf of Wilson and Birdsong requesting they receive a better deal. TNA/SFX approached 70s Supremes Jean Terrell, Susaye Greene, Lynda Laurence and Scherrie Payne, the latter two of whom tour as ""Former Ladies of the Supremes,"" about being part of the tour. The ladies were asked to sing for the promoters in Los Angeles to get a sense of how to put the show together. The ladies were led to believe they would all be included in the tour. It was soon"
"the years. Birdsong's relationships with the Bluebelles healed and they came together again for the ceremony when the group won an R&B Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award in 1999. For the next three years, the group struggled to compete against the changing musical landscape for which their girl group sound had fallen out of favor with popular audiences. In 1971, they moved to England, where they had a cult fan base, and on the advice of Vicki Wickham, changed their name to Labelle and ditched the dresses and bouffant wigs for jeans and Afros. Releasing transitional albums including 1971's ""Labelle"" and"
"40 recording and were constantly changing group members. After departures from Jean Terrell, Lynda Laurence and Cindy Birdsong - two times within four years - Mary Wilson struggled to keep the group going. After hiring Scherrie Payne, the group found themselves in search of a group member again after Birdsong left due to problems with the group's management team, led by Wilson's husband Pedro Ferrer. After Birdsong split in early 1976, Wilson eventually found another former Wonderlove background singer, multi-vocal talent Susaye Greene to complete the trio again. All of the tracks had been completed with Birdsong, but Greene was"
"the group's 1972 album, ""Floy Joy"" wrapped up, Birdsong left on maternity leave and was temporarily replaced by former Wonderlove background singer, Lynda Laurence. Although Birdsong was featured on every track, Laurence appeared on the cover of the album. This lineup set about recording ""The Supremes Produced and Arranged by Jimmy Webb"", but it also sold poorly in spite of good reviews. Undaunted, Laurence asked Wonder, her former mentor, to help the group find a new sound. Wonder concocted the single ""Bad Weather"" using a funkier sound that the group had been accustomed to, and is reported to have recorded"
"EP is the first part of a two-part storyline. The story will culminate with a second EP ""The Journey: Act II; The War"" being released in Summer 2018. Current members Former members The Birdsongs (band) The Birdsongs are an American Christian rock band originally from Seattle, WA, now living near Knoxville, Tennessee composed of three brothers and a sister, who began playing together as a family at a very young age. As a band, they have maintained a constant touring presence and have become increasingly popular at festivals, camps, youth events, and churches. In recent years, they have played shows"
"(The Wedding Song)"", ""You'll Never Walk Alone"" and ""Over the Rainbow"". After Birdsong departed to join The Supremes in 1967, the group, following the advice of Vicki Wickham, changed its look, musical direction, and style and reformed as Labelle in 1971. Their funk rock recordings of that period became cult favorites for their brash interpretation of rock and roll and for dealing with subject matter that was not typically touched by female black groups. Finally after adapting glam rock and wearing outlandish space-age and glam-rock costumes, the group found success with the proto-disco smash ""Lady Marmalade"" in 1974, leading to"
"a collaboration with the Four Tops. Others included ""Up the Ladder to the Roof"", ""Stoned Love"", ""Nathan Jones"" and ""Floy Joy"". Of these releases, only Stoned Love reached a No. 1 status (R&B Chart). Unlike the latter years with Ross, however, all but one of the hits, ""Automatically Sunshine"", succeeded in reaching the top 20 charts, with two breaking into the top 10. During this period, Wilson contributed lead or co-lead vocals to several Supremes songs, including the hits ""Floy Joy"" and ""Automatically Sunshine"", and the title track of the 1971 album ""Touch"". In 1972, Cindy Birdsong left the group"
"August 2012 called DK1games that has gained over eight thousand subscribers and over half a million views. Birdsong also had his own series on several YouTube channels including 5awesomegays, Answerly and The Stylish. Birdsong has released one solo album ""Young & Free, Pt. 1"" (2010) and a compilation album ""A Year of Singles"" (2012). He studied at the Art Institute of Philadelphia and the University of Central Arkansas, earning degrees in Visual Merchandising and Creative Writing respectively. Candy Coded Candy Coded (stylized as CANDY CODED) is an American electropop music project formed in 2015 from Missoula, Montana and Little Rock,"
"by Red Wortham in 1966. In the late 1960s he recorded for the Ref-O-Ree label, again owned by Ted Jarrett. His only recording after 1973 was a gospel single, ""I Felt Alright"", in 1981. He died in Nashville in 1990, at the age of 56. Larry Birdsong Lawrence E. Birdsong (June 15, 1934 – August 7, 1990) was an American R&B singer who recorded between the 1950s and 1970s. His biggest hit was ""Pleadin' For Love"", which reached the ""Billboard"" R&B chart in 1956. He was born in Pulaski, Tennessee, into a musical family; all his brothers and singers also"
"I think my voice is somewhere between Patti Smith and Perry Como; and my guitar style has a Gypsy Kings/Richie Havens flavor. The songs are mine but you can hear some Beatles and Springsteen. It’s really all about the energy--like a bird jumping off a window ledge. It’s in that split second of trust and light and talent and God."" The original band, formed in 1987, consisted of sisters Sonia Rutstein a.k.a. SONiA and Cindy Frank a.k.a. CiNDY, and expanded the following year to include guitarist Howard Markman. Their lyrics often addressed love, life, Baltimore, LGBT rights, and progressive political"
"The Birdsongs (band) The Birdsongs are an American Christian rock band originally from Seattle, WA, now living near Knoxville, Tennessee composed of three brothers and a sister, who began playing together as a family at a very young age. As a band, they have maintained a constant touring presence and have become increasingly popular at festivals, camps, youth events, and churches. In recent years, they have played shows with hit artists such as The Newsboys, Sanctus Real, RED, and Rush of Fools. The Birdsongs released their first two radio singles in 2009 and 2010 and have since gained tremendous radio"
"Windsong (band) Windsong were a British folk-rock band of the 1970s, best known as one of the groups in which Annie Lennox was involved before becoming famous with The Tourists and Eurythmics. The group was founded by Frank Underwood in London in the early 1970s, and received much press exposure at that time. Gigs in the early days consisted mainly of wine bars and festivals. Personnel varied during the two years, with Lennox involved during 1975 as singer and flute player. A number of tracks were recorded at Chalk Farm Studios at this time, remembers Alida Hazelgrove who was a"
"Cinder Block (musician) Cinder Block (born Cindy Morgan, May 13, 1961) is an American punk rock vocalist and visual artist. Cinder sang for Fat Wreck Chords band, Tilt from 1992 to 2001. She sang with the all-female band Fabulous Disaster for a short time. She would then go on to form the hardcore punk band, Retching Red. Her lyrics typically focus on left wing political themes and other irreverent topics. She was married to Jeffrey Bischoff, former Tilt guitarist, with whom she co-founded a licensing and merchandising store, Cinder Block Inc. Cinder makes silkscreens and has been doing so for"
"almost two decades. She also worked for Fabula magazine and ""Punk Rock Confidential"". Cinder earned a BFA in Theatre from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Cinder Block (musician) Cinder Block (born Cindy Morgan, May 13, 1961) is an American punk rock vocalist and visual artist. Cinder sang for Fat Wreck Chords band, Tilt from 1992 to 2001. She sang with the all-female band Fabulous Disaster for a short time. She would then go on to form the hardcore punk band, Retching Red. Her lyrics typically focus on left wing political themes and other irreverent topics. She was married to Jeffrey Bischoff,"
"during the late summer and early fall of 1967. Making the highest debut on ""Billboard"" Hot 100 on the week of August 6, the song reached number 2 on the week ending September 9, 1967. One place short of being the group's 11th American number 1 single, ""Reflections"" stalled at the penultimate position for two weeks behind Bobbie Gentry's ""Ode to Billie Joe"", which Diana Ross re-recorded as a solo for the ""Reflections"" album. The single peaked at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart. The first nationally televised performance to feature Ballard's replacement Cindy Birdsong as a member of"
"The Sunnysiders The Sunnysiders were an American pop music trio who enjoyed brief success in the mid-1950s. The group scored a hit with the song ""Hey! Mr. Banjo"", which reached No. 12 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in 1955. The single's popularity prompted their label, Kapp Records, to issue a full-length album under the band's name; however, the group had only recorded three songs at the time, and so the 1955 LP ""Hey! Mr. Banjo"" is actually made up of tracks recorded by a group called The Happy Harts. Among the group's members were banjoists Freddy Morgan (1910–1970), Jad Paul,"
"artist. The song, ""(Can I Speak to You Before You Go To) Hollywood"", from ""Pressure Cookin""', was allegedly written by Hendryx as a response to Birdsong's departure, featuring each band member singing verses. Sarah Dash found some solo success after signing with Don Kirshner's label, with the disco single ""Sinner Man"". Dash eventually sang backup for the Rolling Stones and sung for Keith Richards' spinoff group X-pensive Winos. The more experimental Nona Hendryx has recorded in various genres including hard rock, hip-hop, house and new age, and charting with the singles, ""Keep It Confidential"" and ""Why Should I Cry?"" Patti"
"Cindy Church Cindy Church is a Canadian country and folk artist. Church released three studio albums on Stony Plain Records and was nominated for Best Country Female Vocalist at the Juno Awards in 1995 and 1996. She is also a member of the award winning group Quartette. Church grew up in Bible Hill, Nova Scotia. In 1984, Cindy Church, along with guitarist Nathan Tinkham, joined Ian Tyson's band, the Chinook Arch Raiders. Church sang background vocals on three of Tyson's albums. In 1987, Church and Tinkham joined the traditional country music trio Great Western Orchestra founded by Neil Bentley, Dave"
"Birdsong was chosen to take her place. The new lineup continued to record hit singles, although several stalled outside the top 20 chart range. Ross left the group in early 1970, and at her farewell performance Jean Terrell was introduced as the replacement for Ross. According to Wilson in her memoirs, Berry Gordy told Wilson that he thought of having Syreeta Wright join the group in a last-minute change, after Terrell had already been introduced as lead singer, to which Wilson refused. With Terrell, the Supremes recorded seven top-40 hit singles in a three-year period. One River Deep/Mountain High was"
"Have a Dream"" speech of 1963. ""Lightning Tree"" was re-released by Decca in 1974 as ""The World of the Settlers"" . As has often been the case with sole female members of bands, Cindy Kent (like Judith Durham of the Seekers) attracted her own share of attention. No doubt this was due in part to her fine singing voice, photogenic good looks, and tendency to wear mini-skirts. But her public espousal of Christianity brought her into contact with the singer Cliff Richard, a prominent born again Christian, and they both contributed to various events with a Christian theme. Kent worked"
"in ""How We Used To Live"" and ""Juliet Bravo"", and also had bit parts in soap operas, especially ""Coronation Street"" and ""Emmerdale"". Her early film roles include a non-speaking part as a groupie in Pink Floyd's ""The Wall"", and a young Beatles fan in ""Birth of the Beatles"". In the post-punk era, she flirted with the fringes of the Manchester New Wave scene and was briefly a member of a Stockport-based band called the Slowguns, but left before the release of their two singles. Later, she was the lead singer of the pop group Cindy & The Saffrons; in 1982,"
"material. They did occasional cover songs, which demonstrated the breadth of their influences: Adaptations of Stravinsky's ""The Rite of Spring"", the theme songs to two animated television shows (""Rocky & Bullwinkle"" and ""The Simpsons"") and two different versions of Brian Eno's ""Sombre Reptiles"". In 1987 Miller left the group he founded to concentrate on his Maximum Electric Piano project, which he had recently begun as a side project to Birdsongs. Miller was replaced by another Ann Arbor expatriate, saxophonist/keyboardist Steve Adams of Your Neighborhood Saxophone Quartet (who had shared many bills with Birdsongs). With Adams on board, Birdsongs music had"
"weight, and alcoholism, Florence Ballard was fired from the Supremes by Gordy in July 1967, hiring Cindy Birdsong from Patti LaBelle and the Blue-Bells as Ballard's replacement. Gordy renamed the group ""Diana Ross & the Supremes"", making it easier to charge a larger performance fee for a solo star and a backing group, as it did for other renamed Motown groups. Gordy initially considered Ross leaving the Supremes for a solo career in 1966 but changed his mind because the group's success was still too significant for Ross to pursue solo obligations. Ross remained with the Supremes until early 1970."
"the UK. On both ""Floy Joy"" and ""Sunshine"" Terrell shared lead with Mary Wilson. Motown, by then moving from Detroit to Los Angeles to break into motion pictures, put only limited effort into promoting the Supremes' new material, and their popularity and sales began to wane. Cindy Birdsong left the group in April 1972, after recording the ""Floy Joy"" album, to start a family; her replacement was Lynda Laurence, a former member of Stevie Wonder's backup group, Third Generation (a predecessor to Wonderlove). Jimmy Webb was hired to produce the group's next LP, ""The Supremes Produced and Arranged by Jimmy"